new construction home: How Can You Get a Large Modular Home to My Site?
- 08/02/21 04:47 AM
First, What Makes a Modular Home Modular? A modular home is basically a stick-built home that is built offsite and then transported to the site in modules. When designing a modular home the architect, engineer, or designer takes a standard home design and then based on that design, determines the best way to modularize or break it up into pieces that can be transported. These pieces, or modules, are then individually built in a factory. Because of state highway limitations and the need to gain access to building sites, typical module sizes can vary by region. In the northeast and mid-Atlantic where modular home construction is popular, … (3 comments)
new construction home: Sometimes the Grass IS Greener on the Other Side
- 04/19/21 04:21 AM
Today, many are discovering the process of offsite modular construction. While they study and research it, they haven’t made the leap to it… yet. It’s hard for many homebuyers and homebuilders to believe that a different way is a better way. They are still stuck on traditional construction methods as a tried-and-true way. It's much like the early 1900s when Henry Ford is attributed with the quote, “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses”. While he probably never actually said it, the point is still made. Humans find it hard to change or think differently. … (4 comments)
new construction home: PREFAB VERSUS MODULAR – WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
- 07/29/16 07:44 AM
PREFAB VERSUS MODULAR – WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? WHAT IS A PREFAB HOME? The short answer is that all modular homes are prefab homes but not all prefab homes are modular homes. A prefab home is a type of home that consists of several components, or units, which are built in a factory and are then assembled onsite to construct a complete home. The word “prefab” was not actually coined by the industry as were terms such as modular homes, panelized home, concrete homes, or site-built homes. It was originally used as a composite term for panelized and modular building systems and is meant … (2 comments)
First, What Makes a Modular Home Modular?
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